Court docs reveal Baker was dismembered

HICKORY, NC (AP) -- Lawyers for the stepmother of a disabled North Carolina girl says in court documents that the girl was dismembered. The court documents ask for a reduction in bail for Elisa Baker, saying she helped investigators by leading them to the remains of 10-year-old Zahra Baker.

Elisa Baker has been jailed since last month, accused of trying to throw off investigators by writing a fake ransom note for another child. The court documents filed by lawyers Lisa Dubs and Scott Reilly also say she led police to other evidence.

On Friday, police said they believed they had found Zahra's remains but they have not said how she was killed.

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How about letting them tend the Big Cats out at Tregembo's on Carolina Beach Road. They could camp out in the cages with the Lion and Tigers.

Or, wrap them in wet animal skins and leave them in the heat of the day sun while the skins dry and shrink.

Or, use the 18th Century Chinese Pirate approach. Hack off a limb every week; apply hot tar or a hot iron to cauterize the wound. After a few weeks they're a limbless stump and give new meaning to Talking Heads.